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Behavior modification?

What methods do you (guys/gals) use to stave off uncontrollable binge eating? I recently went to a buffet. They had an omelet bar. I should have stopped at two. My other trigger food is rare red meat. Thoughts?

What methods do you (guys/gals) use to stave off uncontrollable binge eating? I recently went to a buffet. They had an omelet bar. I should have stopped at two. My other trigger food is rare red meat. Thoughts?

Not gonna lie, for me a buffet is hard as well. What I try to do at a buffet is lengthen the time in between trips for food. If I wait a little longer, my body will realize it's had enough and I'll be full much sooner.
MOST other places it's not a problem, especially if I have a goal I'm working towards (Army PT, a specific bodyfat %, whatever). If I know I'm going somewhere where I will eat more than normal, I try to plan accordingly for it with altering my macros around that day, so it doesn't effect me too much. For example, I went to this place Saturday I haven't been to in several years. I already knew I was getting a bbq plate with onion rings because it was my absolute favorite thing there and I literally have had it 2x in the last 3+ years. So I had planned all of my meals earlier to be pretty much protein to account for the large amount of carbs/fats from the meal and woke up the next am the same weight. If I ate normally AND had that, guarantee I'd be 3-6lbs heavier (my body holds sodium like a mfer).

"Ask yourself this: if everyone else is training once per week, what are you doing that's so different that you would expect to get better results than anybody else? You might have good genetics, be tough enough and disciplined enough to train hard... but so are a lot of people." - BOSS

What methods do you (guys/gals) use to stave off uncontrollable binge eating? I recently went to a buffet. They had an omelet bar. I should have stopped at two. My other trigger food is rare red meat. Thoughts?

You have to view food differently. You cannot see it as a forbidden thing. Once you change the way you see food, food around you will change. Those thoughts will no longer happen.

To answer your question directly. I think of the aftermath of it. NEVER EVER worth it. Feel like shit, GI is messed up, cannot sleep well that night, ect....

To answer your question directly. I think of the aftermath of it. NEVER EVER worth it. Feel like shit, GI is messed up, cannot sleep well that night, ect....

This is a big one for me as well. "Is it worth it? I know I'm going to feel like crap, I know I'll probably be up a lot during the night with heartburn and feeling dehydrated. Is this one meal worth that?"

"Ask yourself this: if everyone else is training once per week, what are you doing that's so different that you would expect to get better results than anybody else? You might have good genetics, be tough enough and disciplined enough to train hard... but so are a lot of people." - BOSS

Pavlov's theory?

You have to view food differently. You cannot see it as a forbidden thing. Once you change the way you see food, food around you will change. Those thoughts will no longer happen.

To answer your question directly. I think of the aftermath of it. NEVER EVER worth it. Feel like shit, GI is messed up, cannot sleep well that night, ect....

The guilt usually lasts for about the time it takes for me to get hungry again. LOL!

Originally Posted by MRmichael.hooker

This is a big one for me as well. "Is it worth it? I know I'm going to feel like crap, I know I'll probably be up a lot during the night with heartburn and feeling dehydrated. Is this one meal worth that?"

Hooks I'm 62 and unfortunately can still tolerate a lot of food with virtually little distress. I say unfortunately because if I had to experience the bloating and heartburn I probably wouldn't continue my insanity. Food is my reward. I expect a lot from myself as far as training goes. So all of my small victories in the gym are almost always rewarded with a huge meal after. ...and another one after that ....and another one after that Fucked up I know.

The guilt usually lasts for about the time it takes for me to get hungry again. LOL!

Hooks I'm 62 and unfortunately can still tolerate a lot of food with virtually little distress. I say unfortunately because if I had to experience the bloating and heartburn I probably wouldn't continue my insanity. Food is my reward. I expect a lot from myself as far as training goes. So all of my small victories in the gym are almost always rewarded with a huge meal after. ...and another one after that ....and another one after that Fucked up I know.

I donŽt see an issue with that as long as youŽre not getting fat.
If youŽre training hard those big meals are warranted to recover and also fuel the following training session. Otherwise youŽll run yourself in to the ground at sooner or later.

This is a big one for me as well. "Is it worth it? I know I'm going to feel like crap, I know I'll probably be up a lot during the night with heartburn and feeling dehydrated. Is this one meal worth that?"

It is never worth it. Must break that mental cyclic habit of Binge,guilt, repeat. Once you do you will be able to control yourself.

I donŽt see an issue with that as long as youŽre not getting fat.
If youŽre training hard those big meals are warranted to recover and also fuel the following training session. Otherwise youŽll run yourself in to the ground at sooner or later.

I think what he means is the "losing control" part of it. Big meals is one thing but losing control and feeling like you cannot step in the offseason is another.